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EAST & BAYS COURIER, JANUARY 14, 2011
NEWS
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Roadworks take a toll on retailers and residents
By AMY McGILLIVRAY
Major roadworks in Mission
Bay will continue to create
chaos for commuters, busi-
nesses and residents for the
next three weeks.
The surface of Kepa Rd
between Kohimarama Rd and
Patteson Ave is being
replaced and the stretch of
road is closed to east-bound
traffic with one lane operat-
ing for city-bound traffic until
February 7.
Absolutely Handles owner
Keith Hart says his business,
located in the block of shops
on the corner of Kepa and
Kohimarama roads, is taking
yet another hit.
It s really having a strong
impact on my business
because I m a destination
shop, he says.
During the first two days of
this week Mr Hart received
four phone calls from cus-
tomers frustrated they could
not easily access his store and
asking where else they could
get the same product.
Major footpath improve-
ment works on the same
stretch of road from Sept-
ember last year lasted 16
weeks rather than the four
weeks it was supposed to
take, he says.
This work saw Mr Hart
take a 40 percent hit in turn-
over.
It s crippling, he says.
For the last six months I
would have been better to
shut my shop, sack my staff
and look after my children.
He is also feeling the
impact of the traffic using the
narrow side streets around
his home instead.
Mr Hart says he was forced
off the road by a truck cutting
though Bongard Rd rather
than taking the full detour
down Patteson Ave on to
Tamaki Drive and back up
Kohimarama Rd.
Nihill Cres residents are
also concerned by the
increase in buses travelling
down their street.
All the routes that usually
use Kepa Rd have been
redirected on to Nihill Cres.
Resident Bruce McLean
says there is a heavy increase
in traffic.
The street s not very wide
and a little bit bendy. It
seems a lot more dangerous
and busy, he says.
Heisawareitisonlya
temporary measure but
suggests spreading the buses
between a range of side
streets.
Residents are also con-
cerned buses that used to
travel along Ronaki Rd may
now be permanently routed
along Nihill Cres.
Auckland councillor Cam-
eron Brewer has suggested a
voluntary speed limit for
buses of 40kmh on the street.
Auckland Council had not
responded to the East & Bays
Courier s queries by the time
it went to print.
An oldie but a goodie
By MICHELLE COOKE
Heads Up: Remuera Lions Richard Simmons holds a 1752 French franc discovered in Ellerslie.
Photo: FIONA GOODALL
A 249-YEAR-OLD French
franc is just one of thousands
of old coins that have been
discovered and handed over
in the name of charity.
Lions clubs throughout the
country are appealing for old
New Zealand coins, bank-
notes and foreign currency so
they can exchange it for legal
tender or melt it down and
sell it.
A 1752 French franc was
discovered by a lady who was
clearing out a deceased fam-
ily member s Ellerslie home.
Going through it they
came across a number of
coins, including the French
franc and they just heard
about us, called us up and
said: Come and get it ,
Remuera Lion Richard Sim-
mons says.
It s the oldest coin we ve
got throughout the country.
Other discoveries include
three silver Kennedy half
dollars, made the year after
John F Kennedy was assassi-
nated, a rare coin from Sierra
Leone and a mint-condition
set of New Zealand currency
which includes 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c,
20c and 50c coins from 1967.
Old obsolete currency is
sitting in drawers and
cupboards in most house-
holds, Mr Simmons says.
We can turn it around into
life-changing experiences for
young people wanting to go to
places like Outward Bound,
Spirit of Adventure and Sir
Edmund Hillary Outdoor
Pursuits Centre.
Lions Clubs Heads Up for
Kids campaign has so far col-
lected more than 900,000
coins that have amounted to
about $100,000.
Old New Zealand currency
has been exchanged for cur-
rent New Zealand currency,
while a box not even the size
of a cubic metre with one-
tonne of foreign currency
inside has been sent to Aust-
ralia to be converted into
legal tender.
Old copper has headed to a
furnace in Christchurch
where it is melted and sold.
It s about as much as 8 to
12 times the value of the
coin, Mr Simmons says.
Old or collectible notes and
coins are being sold to coin
collectors. The French franc
is estimated at around $40,
while the 1967 set is expected
to fetch around $100.
The Reserve Bank of New
Zealand head of currency
Alan Boaden estimates
there s more than $100
million of pounds, shillings
and pence, old decimal coins
and banknotes sitting around
in drawers or cupboards
throughout New Zealand.
The Heads Up for Kids
campaign will continue until
at least July. You can drop
coins off to any Resene Color-
Shop throughout the country.
IN BRIEF
New suburb
Stonefields is the official
name for Auckland's newest
suburb.
The New Zealand Geographic
Board sought submissions on
the name last year and last
month Land Information
Minister Maurice Williamson
decided Stonefields was
suitable.
The suburb is located at the
site of the old Mt Wellington
quarry and an ancient Maori
garden.
Development began in 2007
and is ongoing. Plans are for
2900 properties to house
about 6500 people.
Stonefields School will open
on February 3.
Shelves empty
The Auckland City Mission
needs its food stock and
bank account replenished
after huge demand for
support over Christmas.
Missioner Diane Robertson
says more than 3500 people
sought assistance from the
mission last month.
The organisation's Christmas
appeal ends on Sunday. It is
the mission's largest annual
fundraiser and generates
much of the food and money
needed to keep services
operating in the year to come.
''Aucklanders are always very
generous but we are
struggling to meet our
financial targets this year,''
Ms Robertson says.
''No donation is too small --
every dollar is appreciated.''
Donations can be made
online at www.auckland
citymission.org.nz or by calling
0900-42-825 to make an
automatic $25 donation.